Spanish Garlic Shrimp
photo by Baby Kato
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
26-32 shrimp
ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 lb shrimp, unshelled
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1⁄4 cup medium-dry sherry
- 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, minced
- fresh lemon juice, to taste
- salt
- black pepper
directions
- In a large, heavy skillet set over moderately high heat, heat the oil until it is hot.
- Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until it is pale golden.
- Add the red pepper flakes and the shrimp and cook the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute, or until the shrimp are pink and just firm to the touch.
- Sprinkle the shrimp with paprika and cook the mixture, stirring, for 30 seconds.
- Add the sherry, boil the mixture for 30 seconds, and sprinkle with parsley.
- Season the mixture with lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, and transfer it to a serving bowl.
- Serve at room temperature.
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Reviews
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What a lovely recipe Irmgard. I've never been to spain, but enjoyed these shrimp very much. What a lovely bunch of flavors. So well balanced you could taste all the different ingredients. Even my picky dh enjoyed them. Loved the heat from the shrimps, they were excellent served over simple pasta. I did indeed sop up all the juices with my portugese bread. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe.
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Very nice but it is not "Spanish garlic shrimp". To me it seems more like "Spanish garlic shrimp" with other stuff thrown in, which, don't get me wrong, is delicious! I'm wondering if maybe this recipe comes from a region in Spain I have not ordered garlic shrimp in yet, though. That could be the case. But I've ordered garlic shrimp in a lot of Spanish places!<br/><br/>When I am in Spain and go out for tapas ("appetizers") I order garlic shrimp. I've been making the dish at home for years and it is so easy. If anyone wants to try the "Spanish from Spain" kind of garlic shrimp, it's pretty simple: use garlic, extra virgin olive oil, and shrimp (of course!) and leave out the other ingredients. Serve with crusty bread and make sure you sop up the garlic-yummy-olive oil with your bread. Yes, cook the shrimp and garlic in enough oil so you can sop with your bread!<br/><br/>Sometimes I can't decide if I like the garlic shrimp or the oil sopping more!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Irmgard
Canada
<p>I live with my husband, four cats, and a sweet mutt named Jada in Scarborough, Ontario, where I work as an elementary school administrative assistant. I have a 31 year old daughter who lives with her boyfriend in nearby Don Mills, along with my sweet granddogs, Frankie and Turbo. I would have to say that my passion is animals, since I have so many of them! <br /><img src=http://images.quizilla.com/H/h0t5auce/1108834307_brown_answer.jpg alt= /> <br /><img src=http://www.recipezaar.com/members/home/532663/cookswithcattitude.JPG alt= /> <br /><img src=http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r271/copperhorse58/CalendarGirlsSwap2009.jpg alt= /> <br /><br />If I had a month off work to do what I please, I would first catch up on my sleep and then just have fun - see a few movies and maybe take a couple of short trips - something that wouldn't break the bank - lol!</p>